The Whiz Kids had won it, Bobby Thomson had done it, And Yogi read the comics all the while. Rock 'n roll was being born, Marijuana, we would scorn, So down on the corner, The national past-time went on trial. We're talkin' baseball! Kluszewski, Campanella. Talkin' baseball! The Man and Bobby Feller. The Scooter, the Barber, and the Newc, They knew 'em all from Boston to Dubuque. Especially Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. Well, Casey was winning, Hank Aaron was beginning, One Robbie going out, one coming in. Kiner and Midget Gaedel, The Thumper and Mel Parnell, And Ike was the only one winning down in Washington. We're talkin' baseball! Kluszewski, Campanella. Talkin' baseball! The Man and Bobby Feller. The Scooter, the Barber, and the Newc, They knew 'em all from Boston to Dubuque. Especially Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. Now my old friend, The Bachelor, Well, he swore he was the Oklahoma Kid. And Cookie played hooky, To go and see the Duke. And me, I always loved Willie Mays, Those were the days! Well, now it's the 80's, And Brett is the greatest, And Bobby Bonds can play for everyone. Rose is at the Vet, And Rusty again is a Met, And the great Alexander is pitchin' again in Washington. I'm talkin' baseball! Like Reggie, Quisenberry. Talkin' baseball! Carew and Gaylord Perry, Seaver, Garvey, Schmidt and Vida Blue, If Cooperstown is calling, it's no fluke. They'll be with Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. (Say hey, say hey, say hey) It was Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Say hey, say hey, say hey) I'm talkin' Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Say hey, say hey, say hey) Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. (Say hey, say hey, say hey) Say Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. (Say hey, say hey, say hey)Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
C.: (rin) d.c., it’s me, Cal.E., call me back when you get a chance. We need to put our blog together, and I think that we should talk about baseball today, since the playoffs have started. And, it’s a positive, day, 10-4.
d.: (ring) Hi, Cal.E., I’m sorry I didn’t answer your call earlier, but I wanted to water my yard between rains. I want to put the right amount of water on my yard, and I can’t measure how much water I’m putting on it if I water it while it’s raining.
C.: ??!! Anyway, I thought that, since the MLB playoffs have started, we could talk about baseball today.
d.: Sure, Cal.E, but our favorite team, the odds-on favorite to be the representative for the American League and the reigning world champion Astros don’t start playing until Saturday.
C.: That’s okay, I thought that we could talk about your two least favorite teams, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and why one team made it to the playoffs and the other is sitting at home.
d.: Okay, sure, I’ll talk about them. First, we have the Yankees. This is why they didn’t make the playoffs.
In The Bronx
Giancarlo Stanton: It’s a fastball? Are you sure?
Umpire: Strike Three!! Your out!
GS: But blue, I haven’t even gotten into the batter’s box yet.
UMP: It doesn’t matter. You must be in the batter’s box within twenty-two seconds, or it’s a strike. You were out of the batter’s box for sixty-six seconds after the pitcher was set. That’s three strikes.
Meanwhile, in L.A.
Joe Kelly: Hey, batter, I can throw a ninety-nine mile an hour fastball at your head, and I don’t have to bat! Also, if your team tries to retaliate, my daddy…er, the baseball commissioner will throw you all out of MLB forever. Nanabooboo!
And, in Houston
Dusty Baker: Okay, guys, we finally got over our World Series hangover, but now y’all are playing too well at home. Everyone is going to accuse us of cheating again, so let’s not try to win our home games anymore. We’ll win the pennant on the road and then rest. Then we’ll be the first team in this century to be repeat world champions. Just don’t look too good at home.
C.: Wow! That’s really interesting, d.c. So, you think that the Astros did what they did on purpose, and that Joe Kelly is the best relief pitcher in baseball right now? (hehe)
d.: Joe Kelly is a coward, as well as a sniveling, no-good, low-down piece of…
C.: Well, that’s all the time we have for today, folks. Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.
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